Dropping a pump session

Izabella22 · November 2012

If I drop a pump session... and my pumping output is already crap, is it going to decrease? And if I end up giving a bottle of formula a day during the week, will I also have to give a bottle on the weekends? What about 2 bottles?

I'm really ready to regain some sanity and drop at least one pump session... I've pumped 3x already today and don't have enough for 2 of the 3 4oz bottles DS gets at DC. I want to continue nursing, but I'm seriously at the end of my rope with pumping and ready to be done - one of these days (maybe today) I'm going to whing that evil thing at the wall a bunch of times. If I have to hear that farking "wonk wonk" sound much more I'm going to lose my ever loving mind. Which I pretty much am already there, I hate pumping with every oz of my being. And fenugreek makes DS spitup. I use mothers milk tea but I am a sucky pumper. My body hates it as much as my mind does.

mcanant · November 2012

I am sorry! I hate pumping and I am only 5 months in! If you stop pumping in a few weeks, you could possible introduce WCM or goat's milk and not worry about formula. Some pedis say 11 months is ok. Not sure what others think?

TJ1979 · November 2012

I don't have an answer to your qusetion, but I just wanted to send ((huge hugs)) your way. Pumping does suck. You have done an AWESOME job to make it to almost 11 months! Way to go mama.

CholeCO2006 · November 2012

I don't have any answers for you either as I'm about at the end of my pumping rope, too. I have fantasies about going all "Office Space" on my pump some day with a baseball bat. Like you, just the noise of it alone is about to put me over the edge! Just wanted to say that I can sympathize with you and to say hang in there. I know I always read to never quit on a bad day. But lately they all feel like bad days when your supply sucks and you're struggling for every.single.ounce. But you've done a great job so far whatever you decide to do!

mexicolombiana · November 2012

Pumping does SUCK so agreed. My DD is 10 months and I finally made the decision to drop a pumping session. I'm down from pumping twice a day to one. However, I still have a pretty good supply. In my one session I'm pumping between 5-7 oz. I also still BF in the morning, and at home whenever I'm not at work.

I think, that dropping a pumping session might reduce your production, BUT it might not. If you continue BFing all the other times you might be ok. It sounds like you can probably keep BFing a little while longer until you're out of milk and your baby is weaned and you can introduce WCM or some other kind of milk and just skip over the formula.

I would drop the one session and see how it goes.

Also i'm not sure how much your LO is drinking all day but my baby is down to one 5 oz bottle with the nanny. I have told the nanny to try putting milk in a sippy cup to see if she drinks more milk during the day. She is still waking up at 5 am to eat, and eats at 7 am and eats as soon as I get home at 6 pm and I nurse her to sleep, and I'm still having pretty strong let downs each time, so I think she's still getting enough milk, but mostly from me and less from the bottle during the day.

Good luck, you've done awesome.

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